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Catalog (Accession) #:
973011
Occurrence ID (GUID):
62a71156-8157-465e-bc05-d3ad7912c86c
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #:
1398564
Taxon:
Arceuthobium pusillum Peck
Family: Viscaceae
Family: Viscaceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (01/Jul/2012)
Collector:
Lee, Michael MDL5937
Date: 2012-07-01
Verbatim Date: 1 July 2012
Additional Collectors:
Lee, Jeff
Locality:
United States, Minnesota, Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Fairly rugged bedrock terrain between the Fernberg Road and Ella Hall Lake, 11 miles northeast of Ely. In a large peatland surrounding Slumber Lake.
47.9795611552 -91.6335136792
Verbatim Coordinates:
5314932N 601973E, 5314582N 602067E, 5314573N 601179E; T64N R10W sec32
Elevation:
418 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
1370 feet
Habitat:
Occasional in poor spruce swamp / bog. Parasitic on twigs of somewhat stunted Picea mariana. Several fairly large infestation patches encountered; three east of the lake and one to the west. Typically with dozens or hundreds of individual mistletoe plants on a single tree. Many dead and dying spruces are present in these patches. Deep peat. Continuous Sphagnum carpets.
Associated Species:
Additional associates include Gaultheria hispidula, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Ledum groenlandicum, Carex trisperma, Smilacina trifolia.
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 62a71156-8157-465e-bc05-d3ad7912c86c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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